Ken Kesey Further Along

[Keith Millea]

From Ken Babbs,best friend and fellow Merry Prankster.


http://www.intrepidtrips.com/kesey/index.html

We buried Ken Kesey. He lay in his coffin in front of the grave. We who knew him, family and friends, told our Kesey stories. We read poems. We sang. "Ain't Gonna Study War No More." We walked past the coffin and placed remembrances inside. "We Will Gather at the River." We nailed down the lid. "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" We lowered him into the grave. "Swing Low Sweet Chariot." Threw the lowering ropes onto the coffin. "Death Don't Have No Mercy In This Land." We shoveled in the dirt, taking turns. "Take Five." I did 43 shovelfuls. "They Can't Take That Away From Me."

We wept. We hugged. We ate. We drank. We talked.We played music. We buried Ken Kesey.

-- Ken Babbs